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Subject: Bait and switch threads and misleading titles: Spam?

"That's about all that can be said for plots, which anyway are just one thing after another, a what and a what and a what.

Now try how and why."

There seem to be a number of users posting threads in the flood that have a title that suggests some major news story or announcement, but the actual post is along the lines of "What would you do if this happened?" It's annoying and invariably gets perpetuated by people posting angry replies.

Thus, I'm wondering if some rule should be put in place against intentionally misleading titles. The severity of such an offense is another issue, but it it seems very much in the same vein as spam.

  • 04.12.2012 3:02 PM PDT

-Watertribe-

Isnt that already a rule?

  • 04.12.2012 3:04 PM PDT


Posted by: homocidalham
Thus, I'm wondering if some rule should be put in place against intentionally misleading titles.


2/29/2012 1:07 PM: x Foman123 x [1848159] issued a 3 day ban expiring on 3/3/2012 1:07 PM.
Reason: http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=70502282

Do not mislead other forumgoers, including via misleading thread titles. From your responses, it seems that the entire purpose of this thread was to "catch" people who did not read the actual post, which is an inappropriate reason to create a thread.

  • 04.12.2012 3:04 PM PDT
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Shoot pool, not people.

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I know what you mean. Not sure what the mods/web team thinks, but I consider it trolling/spam.

But that's the flood for you.

We're simply Bungie's ant farm

  • 04.12.2012 3:05 PM PDT

-Do not post intentionally misleading thread titles
Has quite a nice ring to it.

  • 04.12.2012 3:06 PM PDT
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I just don't like it when threads' titles or subject do not reflect on the thread itself. I think people should spend more time selecting a title that well reflects the thread with few words. But I don't know about moderating over it... seems a little rough...

  • 04.12.2012 3:06 PM PDT

"That's about all that can be said for plots, which anyway are just one thing after another, a what and a what and a what.

Now try how and why."


Posted by: coolmike699
2/29/2012 1:07 PM: x Foman123 x [1848159] issued a 3 day ban expiring on 3/3/2012 1:07 PM.
Reason: http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=70502282

Do not mislead other forumgoers, including via misleading thread titles. From your responses, it seems that the entire purpose of this thread was to "catch" people who did not read the actual post, which is an inappropriate reason to create a thread.


Well, then I guess I can just use the report button then. :)

  • 04.12.2012 3:10 PM PDT

Posted by: Primum Agmen
A tosser is the same as a wanker. To toss oneself off is to fondle the trouser weasel.


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Yeah it gets pretty annoying I'd agree with this for sure.

  • 04.12.2012 3:16 PM PDT

I've never seen a bait and switch here.

  • 04.12.2012 3:52 PM PDT